Information about #DE5F8E color

#DE5F8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DE5F8E falls into the Rose Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(222, 95, 142) — 87.1% red, 37.3% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 50 / 31 / 13. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DE5F8E reads as a vivid, lively rose and has a delicate, washed-out lightness. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Blush (#DE5D83). Slightly further away sit Pastel Red Rose (#EB618F) and Soft Cherry (#E06281).

In RGB terms — rgb(222, 95, 142) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #DE5F8E: 6.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AA) versus 3.4:1 for white. No one has named #DE5F8E so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DE5F8E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DE5F8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DE5F8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DE5F8E
  • RGB222, 95, 142
  • CMYK0, 50, 31, 13
  • CSSrgb(222, 95, 142)
  • HSL338°, 66%, 62%
  • HSL Precise337.795°, 65.803%, 62.157%
  • HSV338°, 57%, 87%
  • HSB338°, 57%, 87%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.871, 0.373, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.871, 0.373, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.871, 0.373, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB37.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyRose
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDDE5F8E
  • DECIMAL ID14573454
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01